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13 years ago

SignalTap II Logic Analyzer - Quartus II - Cyclone IV

Hi,

I'm trying to use the SignalTap II Logic Analyzer (configuring it on MegaWizard Quartus Plugin) to use on a Cyclone IV. My quartus license is a little old (subscription 7.0 - Full Version). But when I reach the stage to select my device family, I can't find Cyclone IV at the list of Quartus II 7.0.

I downloaded a newer version of Quartus II (10.0) and I'm using the web edition license. At this version I can find the Cyclone IV device. But the web edition license doesn't have support for SignalTap II Logic Analyzer. To use Signal Tap Analyzer, with web edition license, I have to enable the TalkBack feature (as Quartus II prompts when I try to create the signal tap). However, even with the TalkBack feature enabled, I can't use the Signal Tap Analyzer.

Does anyone have any idea about that? Am I configuring TalkBack correctly (just checked the checkbox)?

Also, I do have a development kit (terASIC - DE2 - 115), there is no way to use this development kit as an provisory license to use the signal tap (or any other kind of feature)?

Thanks in advance.

Rafael Kioji

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    Altera_Forum
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    13 years ago

    Quartus 9.1 was the earliest version that supported the Cyclone IV line of parts.

    The web-edition signaltap should work just fine in Quartus 10.0 with talkback turned on. So long as you ran tb2_install.exe and checked the option, it should be enabled.

    I am running Q10.1 with talkback and have had little issues with signaltap for use with Cyclone IV.

    Try re-running tb2_install.exe again. If this does not work, I'm out of ideas.

    Good luck.